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- Kings will need to be in regal form to deprive Munster of home victory
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- Tension mounts as local clubs feature in second last fence of Munster Junior League 1
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- Will Joe Schmidt ring the changes for the Scottish game?
- Cancellations a-plenty as Munster Junior Cup gathers momentum
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- UL Bohemian and Thomond advance in the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup
- Abbeyfeale lift the Transfield Cup for the first time since 1977
- Young Munster facing battle to avoid the drop
- Munster fight hard for victory in Rodney Parade
- Bonus point for Garryowen as Shannon fail to build on recent form
- AIL: Shannon win, Young Munster and Garryowen lose today in 1A
- AIL wins tonight for Old Crescent in 2A and Thomond in 2C
- John Ryan for Archer the only change on the Munster team
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- A Newcastle view as their side fails to get winning bonus point
- Is the Transfield Cup final to take place in the Markets Field?
- Defeat for Richmond today dents their junior league title hopes
- Brave Garryowen’s late strike gives them ticket to Bateman decider
- Munster march on towards another home Heineken Cup quarter final
- Munster and Gloucester announce their teams for to-morrow night’s game
- All to play for as Munster Junior League division one hots up
- Garryowen keen to avoid their third successive cup defeat
- Munster’s Ian Keatley seems set to join Benetton Treviso
- Leinster are still the favourites to retain the Champions Cup
- Thomond and Bruff advance in cup: Newcastle drop league points
- Munster superb as they hold on for bonus point victory
- Munster’s away form will again be tested in the Showgrounds
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- Leinster’s winger James Lowe is suspended for two weeks
- Local referees are included in Guinness PRO14 week-end fixtures list
- St Mary’s, Thomond, Newcastle West, Bruff in league and cup action
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- Young Munster romp home with comfortable Charity Cup win
- 12 changes as Munster prepare for another Thomond Park epic
- Frank Murphy to referee Munster v Leinster PRO14 fixture
- Full house for Munster and Leinster showdown at Thomond Park
- Christmas 2018 marks a record year for Limerick Rugby website
- Ulster happy with home win while Munster settle for single point
O’Mahony brothers start for As
- Updated: 03/04/2014
GARRYOWEN’S O’Mahony brothers will start in Friday night’s B&I Cup quarter final against Leinster in Donnybrook (ko 7pm). Malone’s side will be looking for a reversal of the semi-final result last season when Leinster A beat Munster A 17-15 at Dooradoyle.
Paddy Butler and Billy Holland both start for Munster A and there are two sets of the brothers in the first XV; flanker Barry O’Mahony captains the side with brother Ronan at full-back and Niall Scannell starts at hooker with Rory Scannell at out-half.
Ronan O’Mahony will be looking to add to his six tries in six B&I Cup appearances so far this season as Andrew Conway and Luke O’Dea start on the wings. Ivan Dineen and Cian Bohane form the centre partnership and Rory Scannell is joined in the half-backs by Gerry Hurley.
Academy loose-head prop Niall Horan starts in the front-row with hooker Niall Scannell and Dolphin tight-head Brian Scott. There’s a good blend of youth and experience in the back-row with Billy Holland partnering academy player Darren O’Shea.
Barry O’Mahony captains the side from the back row and he’s joined by the experienced Butler, who makes his second B&I Cup appearance of the season, and academy player Shane Buckley.
Young Munster hooker Ger Slattery, who scored two tries against Zebre in the PRO12 in February, starts on the bench. The other six replacements are all members of the Greencore Munster academy.
Cork Con prop Rory Burke, Shannon lock Sean McCarthy and UL Bohemians back-row Jack O’Donoghue complete the forward cover. Young Munster scrum-half Brian Haugh, UL Bohemians back three player David Johnston and Cork Con centre Niall Kenneally will all be hoping to make an impact as replacements.
It’s the first involvement in a B&I Cup squad for Burke, Johnston and McCarthy – who has endured an injury-hit season. Out-half Johnny Holland misses out as he follows IRB return-to-play protocols after his concussion against Connacht Eagles last month.
Munster A team to face Leinster A in the B&I Cup quarter-final at Donnybrook tomorrow night (ko 7pm).
Ronan O’Mahony; Andrew Conway, Cian Bohane, Ivan Dineen, Luke O’Dea; Rory Scannell, Gerry Hurley; Niall Horan, Niall Scannell, Brian Scott; Darren O’Shea, Billy Holland; Shane Buckley, Barry O’Mahony (Capt), Paddy Butler. Replacements: Ger Slattery, Rory Burke, Sean McCarthy, Jack O’Donoghue, Brian Haugh, David Johnston, Niall Kenneally.
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